Central South Island | Useful Information Links

New Business Training Directory: Now Available

Thinking about Exporting: Read A beginner’s guide to exporting by Glenn Baker

IRD Tool for business -An online interactive tool to explain what you need to know

IRD workshops for the South Canterbury area http://www.ird.govt.nz/contact-us/seminars/canterbury/timaru/

Useful Business Websites

Accident Compensation Commission - www.acc.co.nz

Businesses for Sale - www.nzbizbuysell.co.nz

Business Mentor Programme - www.businessmentor.org.nz

Business Health Check - http://healthcheck.business.govt.nz/

Capital Raising Assistance - www.angelassociation.co.nz/index.php/escalator-home

Commerce Commission - www.comcom.govt.nz

Canterbury Development Corporation - www.cdc.org.nz

Department of Labour - www.dol.govt.nz

http://www.dol.govt.nz/infozone/businessessentials/

Education South Canterbury - www.studysc.org.nz

Employment Relations Service - www.ers.dol.govt.nz

Envirostep - www.eco-verification.med.govt.nz/envirostep
(Environmental management tool for small to medium enterprises (SMEs) in New Zealand)

Franchise New Zealand - www.franchise.co.nz

Funding Information Service - www.fis.org.nz

Free Patents Online - www.freepatentsonline.com

Home businesses - www.homebizbuzz.co.nz

Human Rights Commission - www.hrc.co.nz

Importers Institute - www.importers.org.nz

Inland Revenue Department - www.ird.govt.nz

Intellectual Property Office of NZ - www.iponz.govt.nz

Investment New Zealand - www.investmentnz.govt.nz
(Links high-growth New Zealand businesses and international investors)

Legal Issues Explained - www.howtolaw.co.nz

Legislation - www.legislation.govt.nz

Ministry of Economic Development - www.med.govt.nz

Ministry of Education - www.minedu.govt.nz

NZ Business Assessment Tool - www.businessassessment.co.nz
(Assess your business idea)

New Zealand Companies Office - www.companies.govt.nz

New Zealand Customs Service - www.customs.govt.nz

New Zealand Government information website for Businesses - www.business.govt.nz

New Zealand Law Society - www.nz-lawsoc.org.nz

New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade - www.mfat.govt.nz

New Zealand Retailers Association - www.retail.org.nz

New Zealand Trade & Enterprise - www.nzte.govt.nz
(The New Zealand Government's national economic development agency)

New Zealand Treasury - www.treasury.govt.nz

Occupational Safety & Health - www.osh.dol.govt.nz

Pacific Business Trust - www.pacificbusiness.co.nz

Protecting Intellectual Property - www.business.govt.nz/compliance/intellectual-property

Reserve Bank of New Zealand - www.rbnz.govt.nz

Statistics NZ - www.stats.govt.nz

South Canterbury Chamber of Commerce - www.scchamber.org.nz

Te Puni Kokiri Ministry of Maori Development - www.tpk.govt.nz

Technology New Zealand - www.technz.co.nz

Timaru District Council - www.timaru.govt.nz

Venture Capital information - www.vcapital.co.nz

Work & Income New Zealand - www.workandincome.govt.nz
(Free service offering assistance with your staffing needs, Employer Line 0800 778 008)

10 Step business survival plan - http://10steps.business.govt.nz/go/
(Help with immediate business remedies you can implement yourself.)